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Volume contents
- 1 - 1788-89 , Aberdeenshire
- 17 - 1788-89 , Argyll
- 25 - 1788-89 , Ayrshire
- 41 - 1788-89 , Banffshire
- 45 - 1788-89 , Berwickshire
- 53 - 1788-89 , Buteshire
- 55 - 1788-89 , Caithness
- 57 - 1788-89 , Clackmannanshire
- 61 - 1788-89 , Cromartyshire
- 63 - 1788-89 , Dunbartonshire
- 75 - 1788-89 , Dumfriesshire
- 81 - 1788-89 , East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)
- 89 - 1788-89 , Fife
- 101 - 1788-89 , Angus (Forfarshire)
- 109 - 1788-89 , Inverness-shire
- 111 - 1788-89 , Kincardineshire
- 115 - 1788-89 , Kinross-shire
- 119 - 1788-89 , Kirkcudbrightshire
- 125 - 1788-89 , Lanarkshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbride Parish | ||||||||
| 26 Jul 1788 | William Forrester Cochran Esqr a B [Bachelor] | Margaret Curry | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| Mr Graham Stewart Minister | Ann Hamilton | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 28 Jul 1788 | Captn. [Captain] James Hamilton P. William Henry | Janet Hamilton | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| 30 Jul 1788 | Earl of Bute | Abigal Muir | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Peter May Esq his Lops [Lordships] Factor | Margaret Fraser | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 31 Jul 1788 | Mr Thorburn Minister | Janet Gillies | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Total | 3 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Kilbride | 3 | 1 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Country part of Bute | 3 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Total Country Parishes of Buteshire | 6 | 1 | 5 | £0.17.6 |
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Country Parishes of Buteshire
From 5 Aprile 1788 to 5 Aprile 1789 By Robert Aiken Surveyor Bute 53
Proof
1 servant at £0.5.0 £0.5.0
5 servants at £0.2.6 £0.12.6
Total Proof £0.17.6
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify That upon
careful Examination of the foregaoing Rates and Duties I find they amount
in whole to Seventeen Shillings and sixpence Sterling, and that upon
the [ ] I caused deliver to Alexander May
Collector of said Duties for said Shire, an exact Duplicate of and duly
examined and compared with the foregoing Account which contained my Oath
That Notifications were delivered or left of the dates foresaid and that the
Rates charged in said Account were just and true to best of my skill and
knowledge, And to the best of my belief no person liable to be charged has
been ommitted Robert Aiken Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 13 - Counties (A-L) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/6/13
Volume 13 contains female servant tax rolls for the following counties: Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Buteshire, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Cromartyshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Fife, Angus, Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Lanarkshire.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records)
The Scottish Exchequer, and subsequently the Court of Exchequer, were concerned with the accounting of collected taxes in Scotland. These taxes include the Carriage tax (1785-1798), Cart tax (1785-1798), Clock and watch tax (1797-1798), Dog tax (1797-1798), Farm horse tax (1797-1798), Servant tax (1777-1798), Hearth tax (1691-1695), Horse tax (1785-1798), Inhabited house tax (1778-1798), Land tax (1645-1831), Poll tax (1694-1698), Shop tax (1785-1789), Window tax (1748-1798). Following the Consolidating Acts (38 Geo. III cap. 40 and 41), the duties on windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carts, carriages and dogs were incorporated in Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes (1798-1799).